Funding to be available for private-sector research needs Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence program
The Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence program helps
the private sector draw on the talents of top researchers from
industry and academia to address major R&D and
commercialization challenges. This federal granting program can
offer members of your organization a chance to be part of a
national, industry-led consortium with a mandate to solve problems
identified by the private sector. The BL-NCE program was recently
made permanent, and future competitions will be held as funding
becomes available. Since it can take some time to build the level
of collaboration needed between potential network partners, it is
important for prospective applicants to lay the groundwork early to
improve their chance of success. The article below provides more
details. We encourage you to publish it and share it with your
members. If you have any questions, please visit
www.nce-rce.gc.ca/business, or contact us at info@nce.rce.gc.ca or
613-995-6010.
Research funding solves private-sector challenges
Funding available through an innovative federal program can help
businesses draw on the talents of top researchers to solve problems
common to their industry sector. The Business-Led Networks of
Centres of Excellence (BL-NCE) program has pioneered a new approach
to collaborative research since its inception in 2007. Large-scale
networks and their research agendas are managed by an industry-led,
not-for-profit consortium, with the goal of solving problems
identified by the private sector. Network funding pays up to half
of the research costs, helping companies assemble a team from
industry and academia with the right expertise and financial
backing to address major R&D and commercialization
challenges.
Collaborative research is increasingly part of the business
strategy of some of Canada's most successful companies. The BL-NCE
program responds to the fact that research challenges are often
shared by multiple businesses, and hold the entire sector back from
greater success. Support for collaborative research helps overcome
these challenges, shares costs and risks, and makes the sector more
competitive globally.
A future competition is expected for new networks. Visit
www.nce-rce.gc.ca/business to sign up for competition
alerts.
The BL-NCE program is part of the Networks of Centres of
Excellence (NCE) suite of programs. For more information, contact
the NCE Secretariat at info@nce-rce.gc.ca or
613-995-6010.